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.:~*§%§@@# *..............the ocean...............* #@@§%§*~:.
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.:~***%%%@ *.living.ghost.of..the.primordial soup.* @%%%***~:.
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.:~*§%§@@# wavering just out of sight #@@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%@@## just outside ##@@%§*~:.
..:~**§%§@ the termination shock of perception, @§%§**~:..
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.:~*§%§@@# a roaring depth reduced to a gentle #@@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@@# swell upon the minds coast, #@@§%§*~:.
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.:~*§%§@## invisible laps, claiming you, ##@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@## not reaching. ##@§%§*~:.
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.:~*§%§@@@ but the body has limits, the barrier is @@@§%§*~:.
.::~~~*§§@ impermanent, and exhaustion unlocks it. @§§*~~~::.
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.:~*§%§@@# with closed eyes and a fractured self, #@@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@@@ the shooting star on it's way to the @@@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@@# dark lake, #@@§%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@@# you can hear the waves as they speak. #@@§%§*~:.
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.:~*§§§§@@ sometimes they're people, @@§§§§*~:.
.:~*§%%%@@ sometimes there's birds, @@%%%§*~:.
.:~*§%§@@@ but there's always a warm alien embrace. @@@§%§*~:.
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.:~*§%§@@# and this time they hit shore. #@@§%§*~:.
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